Connect your Campus to the Food Assistance Network
If your school does not have a food pantry and you are interested in learning how these were started, contact our Food Bank Agency Recruitment Coordinator Kate Pousont Scarborough at katep@foodbankwma.org.
College and university pantries are open to all students, faculty, and staff at the school with which they are affiliated.
College Pantries: Locations and Hours
American International College
The Buzz Stop
1000 State St., Campus Center 213
Phone: 413-205-3515
Open Hours
Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Bay Path University
Wildcat Pantry
Blake Commons, 588 Longmeadow St. Longmeadow 01106
Phone: 413-565-1354
Open Hours
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Additional hours by appointment.
Berkshire Community College
Campus Cupboard
1350 West St. Room 100 Pittsfield, 01201
Phone: 413-236-1663
Open Hours
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m
Greenfield Community College
Corner Market
Room N220, 1 College Drive Greenfield, 01301
Phone: 413-775-1377
Open Hours
May 20 – June 10, 2025: Open Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
June 11 – September: Closed.
Monthly Grab & Go Bags are available at the GCC Library throughout the summer.
Hampshire College
Hampshire College Resource Center
Merrill Student Life Center, 898 West. St. Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: 413-559-5746
Open Hours
Monday: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
By appointment at 413-559-5424.
Holyoke Community College
Thrive Center Food Pantry
Kitteredge Center 203, 303 Homestead Avenue Holyoke, MA 01040
Phone: 413-552-2785
Open Hours
Monday – Friday
8:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Order pickup until 4:30 p.m.
One visit per month
Grab and Go
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 P.m.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
MCLA Food Pantry
Campus Center Building, 375 Church St. North Adams, 01247
Phone: 413-662-5263
Open Hours
Daily: 5 a.m. – midnight
Springfield College
Mary Ann Coughlin Pride Pantry
Campus Union Room 247, 263 Alden St. Springfield, 01109
Phone: 413-748-3219
Open Hours
Monday: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Thursday: 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Online ordering is available 24/7 with pickup by appointment.
Springfield Technical Community College
Ram Mini Mart
1 Armory St. Building 7 Springfield, 01105
Phone: 413-755-5761
Open Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
After hours by appointment.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst Survival Center Campus Pantry at Umass
472 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: 413-238-1375
Opening September 6
Open Hours
Tuesday: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
One visit per week.
SNAP for College Students
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits to help people purchase food. Benefits are added monthly to an EBT card that functions like a debit card and can be used at any approved retailer to buy groceries.
Many college students are eligible for SNAP benefits! We understand that the requirements are confusing, and welcome all students who have any questions about their eligibility to reach out to one of our Coordinators at 413-992-6204. If you are eligible, they can also help you apply for SNAP benefits over the phone.
Want to advocate with the Food Bank?
Together, we can push for change, bringing issues of hunger to the forefront and empowering people to work towards developing long-term solutions.
One of our current policy priorities is increasing food security on college campuses through the The Hunger‐Free Campus Initiative, and there are many ways students can be involved in advocating for this program as well as others that address the drivers of hunger.